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Exhibition History"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
ProvenanceJack Sorahan, Lebanon, Oregon; Natalie Fay Linn (FAY 22), Portland, Oregon
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 36.
Fognell, Eva. “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.” Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 113.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 287.
Artist
Salena Jackson
(Mountain Maidu)
Tray
Datec. 1900
MediumWillow, redbud
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (6.4 × 44.5 cm)
Object numberT0817
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThe Maidu, have made their home in the high meadows and valleys of the Sierra Nevadas for centuries and are renowned for their basket weaving. Salena Jackson was a highly skilled basketmaker who made extraordinary bowl and platter sets. This coiled basket is made of a three-rod willow shoot foundation with redbud shoots used as the dark contrasting weft elements. The central design layout is based on three points, a popular design used throughout northeastern California.Exhibition History"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
ProvenanceJack Sorahan, Lebanon, Oregon; Natalie Fay Linn (FAY 22), Portland, Oregon
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 36.
Fognell, Eva. “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.” Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 113.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 287.
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